Hearing Loss and Its Burden of Disease in a Large German Cohort-Hearing Loss in Germany.
Cohort study
audiology
hearing loss
otology/neurotology
Journal
The Laryngoscope
ISSN: 1531-4995
Titre abrégé: Laryngoscope
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8607378
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2022
09 2022
Historique:
revised:
26
10
2021
received:
12
08
2021
accepted:
02
12
2021
pubmed:
15
12
2021
medline:
20
8
2022
entrez:
14
12
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Hearing loss is the most common sensory impairment worldwide. It restricts patients in many aspects of their daily lives and can lead to social exclusion. Understanding this burden is a mandatory requirement for the care of those affected. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the burden of hearing loss in a large German cohort. Cohort study. The Gutenberg Health Study is designed as a single-center, prospective, and observational cohort study and representative for the city of Mainz, Germany, with its district. Participants were interviewed concerning common otologic symptoms and tested by pure-tone audiometry. The primary outcome was hearing impairment stratified by age and sex. The prevalence of tinnitus was estimated for a subcohort to calculate disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). All results were weighted by the European Standard Population (ESP) 2013. A total of 5,024 participants (mean age: 61.2 years, 2,591 men and 2,433 women) were included in the study. Hearing impairment showed the following prevalence: 28.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 26.9%-29.4%) mild impairment, 10.1% (95% CI, 9.3%-11.0%) moderate impairment, 2.3% (95% CI, 1.9%-2.7%) moderately severe impairment, 0.2% (95% CI, 0.1%-0.4%) severe impairment, 0% (95% CI, 0.0%-0.1%) profound impairment, and 0.1% (95% CI, 0.0%-0.2%) complete impairment. Weighted for the ESP 2013 (all ages), hearing impairment across all levels (with/without tinnitus) causes a total of 2,118.97 DALYs per 100,000. With 40.9% affected, the hearing loss represents a relevant burden of the German population. Understanding this will provide the basis for future guidelines on how to care for these patients. 2 Laryngoscope, 132:1843-1849, 2022.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1843-1849Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. The Laryngoscope published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.
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